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November Hardware and Software Sales

December 12th, 2008, 12:57 pm by James Fudge (No Comments)
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NPD sales data numbers for the month of Nov. 2008 are in, and to its competition’s chagrin, Nintendo continues to dominate the hardware sales chart. for the month of November, Nintendo managed to sell through 2.04 million units in North America, outpacing its own sales numbers from the same period a year ago (981K) by twofold. The Nintendo Ds also did pretty well during the month, moving 1.57 million units, up slightly from 1.53 million in Nov. 2007.

While Nintendo’s platforms continue to take the rest of the pack to the woodshed on a regular basis, there’s some good news for Microsoft and some even more bad news for Sony; the Xbox 360 sold 836K units in Nov., up slightly from 770K units a year ago beating out the PS3, PSP and PS2. The PS3 moved 378K units, but was down from 466K a year ago. The PSP moved 421K units, but was down from 567K in the same period a year ago, and the aging PS2 moved 206K units - down substantially from 496K units in Nov. 2007.  (more after the break)

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Fable II Tops Oct. Charts

November 14th, 2008, 4:03 am by James Fudge (No Comments)
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coverart00276 Fable II Tops Oct. Charts industryNo matter what you think of Fable II (great game, crappy game, whatever), Lionhead’s lofty RPG is doing very well at retail. According to retail sales data from NPD for the month of Oct., Fable II moved a respectable 790, 000 units, beating out such heavy hitters as Fallout 3, and LittleBigPlanet.

Fallout 3 for the Xbox 360 moved 375, 000 units, while LittleBigPlanet managed to move a meager 215, 000. If you’re looking for the big winner based on platform, then this month goes to the Xbox 360, with Wii coming in second and PS3 coming in last. So sorry, Sony.  The full top ten list after the break with all the dirty little numbers you hunger for.

 

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The Force Unleashed Tops Sept. Retail Charts

October 17th, 2008, 3:36 am by James Fudge (No Comments)
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September’s NPD retail sales numbers for the month of Sept. show that Star Wars: The Force Unleashed was the most popular software title for the month, raking in a combined 1,158,000 units across three platforms (Xbox 360 – 610K, Wii – 223K and PS3 – 325K). Wii Fit came in at number 2 with sales of 518K, and Rock Band 2 came in third at 363K units. Full list after the jump.

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LEGO Indiana Jones, MGS 4 Top June Charts

July 18th, 2008, 3:11 pm by James Fudge (1 Comment)
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While Metal Gear Solid 4 was technically the best selling software title in June According to NPD Group, LEGO Indiana Jones had the most sales  (if you lump together all platforms), easily beating Konami’s PS3 exclusive. Metal Gear Solid 4 sold an impressive 774,600 units in North America during the month of June; and if you factor in the special MGS4 PS3 bundles that number swells to 1 million units.

But even if you factor in the bundles, Metal Gear Solid 4 couldn’t beat the popular LEGO Indiana Jones, which had combined sales (PS2, DS, Wii) of 1.1 million. Other notables for June included Guitar Hero On Tour (400,000 units) for DS, and the Xbox 360 exclusive Ninja Gaiden II (372, 000 units). Top ten list below:

June Software Sales

  1. Metal Gear Solid 4 (PlayStation 3, Konami) - 774,600 Units
  2. Guitar Hero World Tour (Nintendo DS, Activision) - 422,300 Units
  3. Ninja Gaiden II (Xbox 360, Tecmo/MGS) - 372.700 Units
  4. Wii Fit w/balance board (Wii, Nintendo) - 372,700 Units
  5. Wii Play w/remote (Wii, Nintendo) - 359, 100 Units
  6. Battlefield: Bad Company (Xbox 360, EA) - 346,800 Units
  7. Mario Kart (Wii, Nintendo) - 322,400 Units
  8. Lego Indiana Jones (Wii, LucasArts) - 294,500 Units
  9. Lego Indiana Jones (DS, LucasArts) - 267,800 Units
  10. Lego Indiana Jones (PS2, LucasArts) - 260,300 Units

The Year That Gaming Ruled

January 17th, 2008, 12:00 am by James Fudge (No Comments)
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The interactive entertainment industry raked in $17.9 billion dollars in sales for 2007, a record-breaking year for an industry that continues to grow, thanks to products like the Wii and games like Rock Band opening up the market to new demographics. According to retail data research firm NPD, hardware and software sales rose by 43 percent in 2007 compared to 2006. Sales for December were an impressive $4.82 billion. Some of the key products driving this growth were Nintendo’’s DS and Wii, along with strong software sales — Call of Duty 4, Guitar Hero III, Halo 3, and Super Mario Galaxy.

First, the hardware: When you break the hardware numbers down, there are a few things worth noting; for one, the PlayStation 2 did extremely well in 2007 if you consider that system was left for dead by many software publishers. The PS2 moved a respectable 3.97 million units in total, with 1.1 million sold in the month of December alone. The life-to-date number: 41.12 million.

Likewise, PSP sales really picked up in 2007, with a total of 3.82 million units sold during the year, putting its installed user base at (life-to-date) 10.47 million — that’’s higher than almost every system except the PS2 and Nintendo DS. This year could be a banner year for the PSP if it starts to see more games like it did in the fourth quarter of 2007 (read: games players want). Here’’s a breakdown of hardware sales:

PS2: December — 1.1 million; Full Year — 3.97 million; Life-to-Date — 41.12 million

PS3: December — 797,600; Full Year — 2.56 million; Life-to-Date — 3.25 million

PSP: December — 1.06 million; Full Year — 3.82 million; Life-to-Date — 10.47 million

Wii: December — 1.35 million; Full Year — 6.29 million; Life-to-Date — 7.38 million

DS: December — 2.47 million; Full Year — 8.50 million; Life-to-Date — 17.65 million

Xbox 360: December — 1.26 million; Full Year — 4.62 million; Life-to-Date — 9.15 million

As you can see, the DS moved the most units in 2007, with the Wii following closely behind. For software, the top-selling games for December were:

Xbox 360: Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision) — 1.47 million

Wii: Super Mario Galaxy — 1.40 million

PS2: Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock — 1.25 million

Wii: Wii Play w/ remote — 1.08 million

Xbox 360: Assassin’s Creed — 893,700

Xbox 360: Halo 3 — 742,700

DS: Brain Age 2 — 659,500

PS2: Madden NFL 08 — 655,200

Xbox 360: Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock — 624,600

Wii: Mario and Sonic: Olympic Games — 613,000

What is most interesting about December’’s numbers is that the PS2 version of Guitar Hero III was in the top three. This should give pause to publishers that are foolish enough to write off a system that still has lots of life left in it.

As for the best-selling games of 2007? Halo 3, Wii Play, Call of Duty 4 and — big surprise — Guitar Hero III for the PS2 were at the top of the pile. The PS3 failed to break into the top 10, while Sony’’s last-generation system managed to land three. Here’’s the full list:

Xbox 360: Halo 3 — 4.82 million

Wii: Wii Play w/ remote — 4.12 million

Xbox 360: Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare — 3.04 million

PS2: Guitar Hero 3: Legends of Rock — 2.72 million

Wii: Super Mario Galaxy — 2.52 million

DS: Pok?mon Diamond Version — 2.48 million

PS2: Madden NFL 08 — 1.90 million

PS2: Guitar Hero 2 — 1.89 million

Xbox 360: Assassin’s Creed — 1.87 million

Wii: Mario Party 8 — 1.82 million

While Microsoft has got to be happy that Halo 3 sold more than any other game released during the year, that’’s not the big story here. The most telling data is the PS2′’s strong numbers. They show how viable the PS2 is in terms of software and hardware sales, especially for savvy third-party publishers.

But no matter how I read the numbers, you can expect the big three console makers to spin the numbers to their favor, and each will have a valid point to some degree in a year where gaming ruled.

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